Juan J. Alberti-Flor

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the liver

A 59-yr-old man was admitted to the hospital for evaluation of right upper quadrant pain, anorexia, weight loss, and low-grade fever of 2-mo duration. During his evaluation, an abnormal liver ultrasound and computed tomography scan demonstrated what proved to be an avascular hepatic lesion. At surgery, the diagnosis of malignant fibrous histiocytoma was established. We present herein our findings of what we believe to be the first reported study of malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the liver.

Rectal Ulcers and Chronic Renal Failure

Excerpt To the editor: We read with interest the report of Goldberg and coworkers ( 1 ) about rectal ulcers in patients with chronic renal failure. We recently saw a 55-year-old black man with end-...